Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 528, Dairy Steers 33, Heifers 263, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.18/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −120.78 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$357.18

142 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$64.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs VA average

+2.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	364.11	1,971	88
Medium and Large 1-2	552	349.10	1,927	47
Medium and Large 2	596	342.50	2,041	4thin
Medium and Large 3	542	300.00	1,626	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.11/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.53, low $392.83, median $477.95 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

357.18

—

VA average10 barns · 542 hd

350.49

+6.68

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+2.88

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−120.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	369	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	319.04/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	596	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	348.28/cwt	280.00–365.00	1,825	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	418	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,018	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	356.66/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	683	287.36/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	350.65/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,034	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	270.25/cwt	270.25–270.25	2,216	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	898	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,389	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	448	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,227	43
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	1250–1300	1,298	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	542	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,999	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	948	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	349.65/cwt	317.50–354.00	1,997	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	341.66/cwt	332.50–351.00	2,142	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	900–950	935	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,945	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	1000–1050	1,045	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,069	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	330.70/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	371.43/cwt	333.00–410.00	1,809	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	303.52/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,712	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	325.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Small 1	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	329.70/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,569	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	251.27/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	494	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,339	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	448	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	569	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	538	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,229	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,955	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	890	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,708	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	602	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	319.99/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,853	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.81/cwt	339.00–362.50	1,847	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	276.23/cwt	276.00–277.00	2,016	13

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Thu Apr 10, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 853Last week 133Year ago 810

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 528, Dairy Steers 33, Heifers 263, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	410.00	410.00
19	500–550	524	280.00–365.00	348.28
28	550–600	571	317.50–354.00	349.65
50	600–650	627	332.50–351.00	341.66
48	700–750	702	317.50	317.50
43	800–850	804	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	448	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
28	500–550	518	386.00	386.00
16	550–600	580	340.00–354.00	350.65
5	600–650	624	295.00–325.00	319.04
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	715	272.00	272.00
60	800–850	820	270.25	270.25
58	850–900	898	266.00	266.00
2	900–950	948	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
14	450–500	461	335.00–375.00	356.66
24	500–550	525	339.00–362.50	351.81
20	550–600	562	359.00	359.00
3	600–650	643	317.00	317.00
6	650–700	654	310.00	310.00
13	700–750	730	276.00–277.00	276.23
4	750–800	781	273.00	273.00
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	596	342.50	342.50
2	650–700	683	280.00–295.00	287.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	353	400.00	400.00
20	400–450	438	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	542	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	393	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	408	390.00	390.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	900–950	935	208.00	208.00
11	1000–1050	1,045	198.00	198.00
6	1250–1300	1,298	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	446	330.00–335.00	330.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
9	500–550	539	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	320.00	320.00
17	400–450	401	334.00	334.00
47	450–500	487	333.00–410.00	371.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	332.50	332.50
27	450–500	476	310.00–335.00	329.70
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
27	550–600	564	285.00–310.00	303.52
4	600–650	618	247.50–252.50	251.27
4	700–750	723	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	325.92
5	400–450	448	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	609	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	494	349.00	349.00
4	500–550	538	280.00–292.50	286.25
4	550–600	569	292.50	292.50
3	600–650	602	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	471	336.00	336.00
7	500–550	513	322.50	322.50
27	550–600	579	315.00–324.00	319.99
14	650–700	661	281.00	281.00
27	700–750	746	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	890	220.00	220.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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